photo gallery: New public-art mosaic dedicated at Allmendinger Park
Posted on Sun, Oct 28, 2012 : 8:12 p.m.
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Aaron Hammer feels the mosaic mural at Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Hammer lives across the street and appreciates the public artwork and thinks it connects the community. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Aaron Hammer feels the mosaic mural at Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Hammer lives across the street and appreciates the public artwork and thinks it connects the community. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Artist Mary Thiefels sought the assistance of Slauson Middle School and incorporated 62 student's self portraits in the artwork. Thiefels started production in July. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Ann Arbor resident Josie Leydenfrost, 11, searches for items on the scavenger hunt list at the dedication of the public art project in Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Artist Mary Thiefels asked residents of the neighborhood to contribute pictures and items to be incorporated in the art. Josie's picture was used in the mural. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Sam checks out the new mural in Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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A group of neighbors inspect the public artwork mural in Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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People gathered in Allmendinger Park for the presentation of the new public art mural on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Ann Arbor resident Ben Grimm looks at the public art on Sunday. Grimm is a friend of the artist, Mary Thiefels, and says he helped proofread her proposal. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Musicians play at the dedication of the public art mural in Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Artist Mary Thiefels inspects her work at Allmendinger Park on Sunday. Thiefels says there was a good turnout considering it was a Sunday in the end of october. Neighborhood representative Meg Crawley was on the committee to choose the artist for the mural. "She (Thiefels) was very into the idea of community participation," Crawley says. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Artist Mary Thiefels embraces her friend Karl Schneider on Sunday. Schneider helped grout the majority of the artwork. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission on Sunday dedicated its latest project: a community-oriented mosaic project at Allmendinger Park.
Artist Mary Thiefels of TreeTown Murals created the work on the columns of the shelter at Allmendinger Park, on Pauline off Main. The work incorporates self-portraits of Slauson Middle School students as well as personal mementos donated by community members.
The work is called "Nourishing Healthy Seeds." Photographer Daniel Brenner captured these images from the dedication.
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